மாத்தறை மாவட்ட சாரணிய சங்கத்திற்கு நூறு வருடங்கள் நிறைவுபெறுவதை
முன்னிட்டு இடம்பெறும் நூற்றாண்டு ஜம்போரி நிகழ்வின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ
இலட்சினையை வெளியிடும் நிகழ்வும் அவ் இலட்சினையை இலங்கையின் பிரதான சாரணரான
ஜனாதிபதி கௌரவ மைத்ரிபால சிறிசேன அவர்களுக்கு அணிவிக்கும் நிகழ்வும் இன்று
(12) முற்பகல் ஜனாதிபதியின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ இல்லத்தில் இடம்பெற்றது.
மாத்தறை மாவட்ட சாரணிய சங்கத்தின் ஆலோசகரும் பிரதியமைச்சருமான புத்திக
பத்திரணவினால் ஜனாதிபதி அவர்களுக்கு இலட்சினை அணிவிக்கப்பட்டது.
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இடம்பெறவுள்ளதுடன், அதனை முன்னிட்டு வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள இணையத்தளமும்
ஜனாதிபதி அவர்களினால் ஆரம்பித்து வைக்கப்பட்டது.
மாத்தறை மாவட்ட
சாரணர் ஆணையாளர் வீ.ஜீ.இந்திக பிரசன்ன, உதவி மாவட்ட சாரணர் ஆணையாளர் சஞ்சய
குமார, நூற்றாண்டு விழா ஜம்போரி நிகழ்வின் பிரதித்தலைவர் பத்மகுமார டயஸ்
சமரவீர, செயலாளர் திருந்த துஷாக்க லியனகுணவர்த்தன ஆகியோர் உள்ளிட்ட
உறுப்பினர்களும் இந்நிகழ்வில் கலந்துகொண்டனர்.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell, (February 22, 1857 – January 8, 1941) was a
soldier, writer and founder of the world Scouting movement. He was the
sixth of eight sons amongst ten children. His father served as the
Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford and died when
Robert was just three years of age.
His first introduction to scouting skills was stalking and cooking
animals, and avoiding teachers, in nearby woods, which were strictly
out-of-bounds for the school that he attended. He also played the piano
and violin, was an ambidextrous artist of some talent, and enjoyed
acting. Holidays were usually spent on yachting or canoeing expeditions
with his brothers.
Baden-Powell served in the British Army from 1876 until 1910 in India
and Africa. In 1899, during the Second Boar War in South Africa,
Baden-Powell successfully defended the town in the Siege of Mafeking. A
Boer army of in excess of 8,000 men surrounded him and his troops.
Although wholly outnumbered, the garrison withstood the siege for 217
days, and much of this is attributable to some of the cunning military
deceptions instituted at Baden-Powell’s behest as commander of the
garrison. As a result, Baden-Powell became a national hero back home.
On his return home, Baden-Powell found that his military training
manual “Aids to Scouting” had become something of a best seller, and was
being used by teachers and youth organizations. Following a meeting
with the founder of the Boys’ Brigade, Sir William Smith, Baden-Powell
decided to re-write Aids to Scouting to suit a youth readership, and in
1907 held a camp on Brownsea Island for 22 boys of mixed social
background to test out some of his ideas, which is now seen as the
beginning of the Scouting movement.
“Scouting for Boys” was subsequently published in 1908 in six
installments. Boys spontaneously formed Scout troops and the Scouting
movement had inadvertently started, first a national, and soon an
international obsession.
Although he could have continued his military career, Baden-Powell
decided to retire from the Army in 1910 on the advice of King Edward
VII, who suggested that he could better serve his country by promoting
Scouting.
Under his leadership, Baden-Powell brought Scouting to the youth of
the world and the world Scouting movement grew. By the end of 1910,
there were over 100,000 Scouts in England. In 1922, there were more than
a million scouts in 32 countries and by 1939; the number of Scouts had
grown in excess of 3.3 million. Baden-Bowell became appropriately known
as the “Chief Scout of the World”
Baden-Powell was born Feb. 22, 1857, which is more than 162 years
ago. Scouts worldwide roughly 30 million in 161 countries celebrate
his birthday each year as Founder’s Day. You can join the celebration in a number of ways. Here are seven ideas:
1. Learn a little about Baden-Powell
Just who was Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell? Read and find out:
Mark Ray’s “Faces of the Founders” article from Scouting magazine introduces you to B-P and the BSA’s other founding fathers.
This World Organization of the Scout Movement profile of B-P is comprehensive and interesting.
2. Read his words of wisdom
Three of my favorite quotes from the Scouting legend speak for themselves:
“It is risky to order a boy not to do something; it immediately opens to him the adventure of doing it.”
“The open-air is the real objective of Scouting and the key to its success.”
“There’s nothing like ‘Being Prepared,’ is there? For what might seem possible, even if it may not seem probable.”
3. See his final message to Scouts
Baden-Powell prepared a farewell message to Scouts that was meant to be shared after his death. He died at age 83 in 1941.
4. Become a Messenger of Peace
In the October 1932 issue of Jamboree, Baden-Powell wrote:
“Our aim is to bring up the next generation as useful citizens with a
wider outlook than before and thereby to develop goodwill and peace in
the world through comradeship and co-operation.”
5. Consider how you pronounce B-P’s name
This one comes with a little controversy. I’ve heard Baden-Powell’s name pronounced two ways — the Powell part, at least.
Some say it like “POW-ull,” while others pronounce it more like “pole.”
B-P himself once address the pronunciation in a short poem:
Man, Nation, Maiden
Please call it Baden.
Further, for Powell
Rhyme it with Noel
Remember that B-P was British, so “noel” is pronounced like this. In other words, I’ve been pronouncing it wrong pretty much all my life, and it is more like “pole.”
Dr
Rajeeva has been active in Scouting since he joined as a Cub Scout at Ananda
College. He served thhe movement in various capacities and is the only scout
known to have continued as an active Scout Leader throughout his 5 years in
Medical School. Milestones of his Scouting Carrier is as follows.
·First Star Cub Scouts 1969 – 10th Colombo
·Highest Junior Scout Award (Scout Cord1972) – 10th Colombo
·Highest Senior Scout Award (President’s Award
1976) – 10th Colombo
·Qualified for the Highest Rover Scout Award (Baden
PowellAward - 1983) – 44th
Colombo
·Scout Wood Badge(Considered the 'degree' in scouting)1980 – 44th Colombo
·Member of Colombo District TrainingTeam1979 – 1996
·Campfire Leader, inventor of
innovative campfire ideas and stunts & trainer 1979 - 1996
·Member ofNationalContingenttoSweden1979
·Leader of National Contingent to The
WorldJamboree in Australia(1988/1989)
·Leader ofNational ContingenttoThe National Training Centre ofIndia (1994)
·Member of Organising Committees of
The Annual Colombo District Camp from1977-1996
·Planned organised and ran the Field Hospital at the
SAARC Jamboree, Colombo – 1991
--------------------- Dr. Rajeeva Pieris had his primary and secondary education in Ananda
College, Colombo, where
he won several class prises and
acolades; he had college Colours in Swimming and Scouting. He entered Univerity
of Colombo where he completed his MBBS and went on to professionally train in
Surgery and then in Cardio-thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Rajeeva PierisSenior Consultant, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dr.Rajeeva R. Pieris
MBBS. MS. FRCS. FRCSEd. FCSSL.
SeniorConsultantCardiothoracicSurgeon
DegreesandQualifications:-
·M.B.B.S. (Hon)2nd
Class honours
- UniversityofColombo,SriLanka-June
1986
·M.S.(Hon) – Gold Medal - Post
Graduate Institute of Medicine,Sri
Lanka;July 1993
·F.R.C.S. (Edin) – Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK: October
1997
·F.R.C.S. (Eng) – Royal College of Surgeons, London,February1998
·F.C.S. (Sri Lanka) – College of Surgeons, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2013
·Board Certified as Consultant in Cardio Thoracic Surgery 1997
-Board of study in Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine,
Universityof Colombo, SriLanka.
·Specialist Grade in Cardiothoracic SurgeryJuly1997 - PublicServiceCommission,.GovernmentofSriLanka
Professional Background
He trainedinSriLanka,IndiaandtheUKandhas24yearsexperienceinCardio-thoracicsurgery – 20yearsasanindependentconsultant.
First published case of CABG carried out soon after Organo-phosphate
poisoning
Hehaspresented
& publishedmorethan70presentations / research papersinNorthAmerica,EuropeandAsia.
Other Extracurricular
Activities
1.Cricket
- Playedfor the Under 13 and Under
14teams ofAnandaCollege,Colombo(from1968to1971 ). My team won the Island Age group
Championshipsof1969,1970and1971.
2.Swimming-RepresentedAnanda College, SinghaleseSport Club & University ofColomboforPublic Schools,Inter Club & Inter University
SwimmingMeetsandwonseveralevents.
3.Water
Polo –
·PlayedC -
LeagueWaterPoloforSinghalese SportsClubandwon2nd place inthe annual KnockoutChampionship – in 2 seasons
·Played water polo for University of Colombo.
4.Founder Secretary of the English Literary Society of
Ananda College
5.Member of the Student's Council of Ananda College.
6.College Junior and Senior Prefect,later was Prefect Supervisor
7.Debating
- CaptainedtheEnglish Debating Team of Ananda College,
Colombo.
